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May 22, 2018

Opinion piece from Weill Cornell Medicine faculty members Mark M. Souweidane and Jeffrey P. Greenfield on allowing patients with a terminal diagnosis – who have run out of effective treatment options – access to a drug that might help, even without FDA approval.

May 21, 2018

As digital tools that gather cellphone data have multiplied in recent years, so have the options for people who abuse the technology to track others without consent. Cornell researchers found that of the nine companies with tracking services that they surveyed, eight allowed users to secretly track another person.

May 19, 2018

Eswar Prasad, a trade policy professor at Cornell University, said any effort to devalue the yuan could quickly backfire on China. In 2015 a substantial devaluation of China’s currency sparked a global market selloff and set off a wave of capital outflows that China spent around $1 trillion in reserves trying to halt.

May 17, 2018

ILR professor Ifeoma Ajunwa contrasts the way that the US and UK think about privacy. “The difference, of course, is that in the EU, because privacy is not predominantly viewed as a property right but rather as a human right, it merits governmental protection.”

My #HotDog moment is here. Sunshine, sauerkraut and thee! Thanks, @CornellDining for making this possible. (Note the other joy-filled dog-junkies in a circle of glee. Eagle-eyed higher ed watchers will spot VP @RyanTLombardi at 0:18. Stop by next time, Ryan, the dogs are on me!) https://t.co/W4nEGLCmli

RT @LHadlock: “[#Cornell] is the land grant institution of the state," says @Joel_Malina. "We have an obligation to the state to make sure that the output from that teaching, from that research, is brought back to the benefit of communities & citizens throughout the state.” #NewYork#NY#NYShttps://t.co/KBaKGZUpeM

“[#Cornell] is the land grant institution of the state," says @Joel_Malina. "We have an obligation to the state to make sure that the output from that teaching, from that research, is brought back to the benefit of communities & citizens throughout the state.” #NewYork#NY#NYShttps://t.co/KBaKGZUpeM